Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 24 : 18-Aug-16

Universal Robina has increased its presence in the snack foods sector with the acquisition of Snack Brands Australia, whose products include Samboy and Kettle potato chips. Philippines-based Universal Robina has indicated that Snack Brands will remain an independent business, while it intends to launch the company’s products in Asia. Snack Brands’ market share in Australia is almost 30 per cent, and it boasts annual sales of $A303m. Universal Robina’s annual sales are about $A3bn.

CORPORATES
SNACK BRANDS AUSTRALIA, UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORPORATION, GRIFFINS FOODS LIMITED, PACIFIC EQUITY PARTNERS PTY LTD, FRITO-LAY INCORPORATED, THE SMITH’S SNACKFOOD COMPANY LIMITED, THE RED ROCK DELI CHIP COMPANY, THE KETTLE COOKED CHIP COMPANY PTY LTD, SAMBOY, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, ARNOTT’S BISCUITS LIMITED, CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, THORNEY INVESTMENTS PTY LTD, MONDE NISSIN CORPORATION, MENORA FOODS PTY LTD, NUDIE PTY LTD, BLACK SWAN FOODS, BRIGHT FOOD GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, MANASSEN FOODS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, FIRST PACIFIC COMPANY LIMITED, GOODMAN FIELDER LIMITED, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, INTRINSIC PARTNERS, KING AND WOOD MALLESONS